This extension, however, will not apply to availing services and subsidies under section 7 of Act.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar to one’s bank account or mobile phone till it passes its judgment in the matter. The top court is hearing petitions challenging Constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act. This extension, however, will not apply to availing services and subsidies under section 7 of Act. The earlier deadline to link Aadhaar was March 31, 2018.
A five-judge Constitution bench — comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan — is currently hearing the petitioners in the case following which the government will respond. A judgment in the case, therefore, is unlikely before the end of this month.

Last week, Attorney General K K Venugopal told the Supreme Court that the government was open to extending the deadline. “We have extended the deadline in the past and we will extend the deadline again but we may do it by the end of month to enable the petitioners in the case conclude the arguments,” Venugopal had said.
What does today’s order mean?
Over the last two weeks, mobile phone cellular service providers and banks have been messaging its clients to link one’s Aadhaar to their account or mobile phone. The order makes it clear that one does not have to link it until the Supreme Court passes its verdict in the case. So, for now, you can continue to ignore those messages.
The order, however, has made it clear that Aadhaar will be required for social schemes like availing

Our YouTube Channel

http://youtube.com/c/shaharbeentimes

About Us

JKNN is an online news and views portal based in Kashmir and operated from different parts of the world. The initiative is a collaboration of Kashmiri professionals bringing with them years of experience in Journalism and Information Technology.